Roll Call: Tie vote

Rocky Mountain News

Published February 13, 2009 at 12:05 a.m.

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WHAT NEXT? HIS SHOES?

Rep. Frank McNulty's booming laugh could be heard throughout the House chambers Thursday morning when he looked at Rep. Mark Waller's tie.

McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, was hanging out at Waller's apartment Wednesday night and left his tie. So Waller, R-Colorado Springs, decided to wear the green-and-blue-striped neckwear Thursday morning to see if McNulty noticed.

McNulty saw the tie and started to compliment Waller and tell him he had one exactly like that. Then it hit McNulty, who became helpless with laughter.

GIMME AN L-O-V-E

150 miles is how far the state Capitol is to Rep. Cory Gardner's home in Yuma. The Republican lawmaker presented a bill in committee Thursday afternoon then took off for home so he could see his daughter, Alyson, and other 5-year-olds perform their cheerleading routine during a halftime performance at Yuma High School's basketball game.

Because of reports of snow, Gardner opted against spending the night. After the game he headed back to Denver.

WHERE WERE YOU

WHEN JOSEPH, MARY

WERE TRAVELING?

Meet Minority Leader Mike May. Job: "humble innkeeper."

That's what the good-natured Parker Republican lists as his occupation in the official 2009 House member directory.

May is chief financial officer for Mars, a franchisee for Holiday Inns in Colorado and Utah.

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